News – The Labour PartyAccording to a Spending Review, published by the Department of Justice in August of this year, there are presently 39 Direct Provision centres in operation. Seven of them are State-owned but all the centres are managed by private contractors.   Recent statistics show that we had just under 3,000 applications for…

News – The Labour PartyWaterford Labour Cllr and Mayor of Waterford, John Pratt has said the Government has failed renters in Waterford, after the latest report from Daft showed yearly rent increases of 11.5 and 5.5 per cent in Waterford County and City, among the highest increases in the country. Cllr Pratt commented: “Rents in…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party General Election candidate for Galway West, Niall McNelis has expressed his concern about the comments of Deputy Noel Grealish in the Dáil. Councillor McNelis said: “Noel Grealish is right to ask the government whether cash transfers abroad are checked for criminal activity. However after his disgraceful comments about Africans…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party by-election candidate for Fingal, Duncan Smith, has said the proposed 40 bed day hospital for Swords will do very little to address the healthcare needs and concerns of people in Fingal. Councillor Smith said: “The proposed 40 bed day hospital for Swords is being hyped up by Fine Gael…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in relation to Labour’s proposal to halt the rise of the pension age, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, called on the government to accept that we don’t need to raise the pension age to 67 in 2021 as this is unfair to a cohort of workers…

News – The Labour PartyLabour LGBT, the LGBT section of the Irish Labour Party is officially supporting calls for an an investigation into the National Gender Service at St Colmcilles Hospital, Loughlinstown, Dublin. Speaking on the matter, Labour LGBT Co Chairs Aoife Leahy and James Joy said: “The recent news that the National Gender Service…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called for a full audit of fire safety resources in schools. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “It is time for a full audit of all fire safety resources in our schools. “We know that the Government are  spending millions on remedial works for schools,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour By-Election candidate for Fingal, Cllr Duncan Smith, has said the Government is continuing to fail renters in Dublin North County. It comes as the latest quarterly report from Daft.ie shows average rents in the area have risen by a whopping 5.6%. Cllr Smith said: “Today’s report from Daft makes for…